Ingredients
Difficulty : Medium
Serves : 8
Cooking Steps
- 1BOMBAY CHICKEN BIRYANI RECIPE:
- 2Prepare the Chicken Masala:
- 3Heat oil in a large pot and fry the sliced onions until golden brown.
- 4Add green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, ginger-garlic paste, and green chillies. Sauté for 1–2 minutes.
- 5Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft and mushy.
- 6Add Bombay Biryani Masala, salt, red chilli powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder, and cumin powder. Mix well.
- 7Add curd and cook until the oil starts separating.
- 8Add potatoes and chicken. Mix well to coat the chicken with the masala.
- 9Pour in ¾ cup water, add lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- 10Cover and cook until the chicken is almost done. Switch off the flame and keep aside.
- 11Cook the Rice:
- 12Bring plenty of water to a boil in a large pot.
- 13Add star anise, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, shah jeera, bay leaves, salt, oil, and lemon juice.
- 14Add the soaked basmati rice and cook until 80% done.
- 15Drain the rice and keep aside.
- 16Layer the Biryani:
- 17Spread half of the prepared chicken masala in a heavy-bottomed pot.
- 18Add half of the cooked rice over the chicken.
- 19Sprinkle red food colour, birista (fried onions), coriander leaves, mint leaves, and ghee.
- 20Repeat the layers with the remaining chicken masala and rice.
- 21Again sprinkle red food colour, birista, coriander leaves, mint leaves, and ghee on top.
- 22Dum Cooking:
- 23Cover the pot tightly with a lid.
- 24Cook on low flame for 30 minutes.
- 25Turn off the heat and let the biryani rest for 10 minutes.
- 26Gently mix the layers before serving.
- 27ONION RAITA:
- 28Thinly slice the onion and place it in a mixing bowl.
- 29Add curd and salt.
- 30Squeeze in the lemon juice.
- 31Add black pepper powder and red Chilli powder.
- 32Add chopped coriander leaves and give it a final mix.
- 33Chill for a few minutes if desired.
- 34Refreshing Onion Raita Ready to Serve!
- 35MASALA SODA:
- 36In a jug, add the prepared sugar syrup (made with 5 tbsp sugar and water).
- 37Add black salt, black pepper powder, chaat masala, and lemon juice. Mix well.
- 38Add mint leaves and ice cubes.
- 39Top up with chilled soda and stir gently.
- 40Serve immediately and enjoy the refreshing Masala Soda.
- 41Refreshing Masala Soda Ready to Serve!
- 42Serve the hot Chicken Biryani with Onion Raita and chilled masala Soda.
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